(29 Apr 2024)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kyiv, Ukraine – 29 April 2024
1. Wide of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg walking to podiums
2. Zelenskyy talking
3. Zelenskyy and Stoltenberg during news conference
4. Stoltenberg listening to Zelenskyy
5. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:
"The Russian army is now trying to use to its advantage the situation (of) when we expect supplies from partners, above all from the United States of America. That is why efficiency in delivery literally means stabilization of the frontline. 155-caliber artillery, long-range weapons and anti-aircraft defence, primarily the Patriot system. This is what the partners have and what should now work here in Ukraine to destroy Russian terrorist ambitions. The Russian army is preparing for further offensive actions and together we must disrupt the Russian offensive. Our partners have all the necessary means for this."
6. Wide of Zelenskyy and Stoltenberg
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President:
"Something (referring to the US aid package) started to arrive. I can’t tell you the details exactly. Unfortunately, it is still not enough to fill our army and equip a certain number of brigades. As for our security assurance documents, they really helped us a lot, especially when we were expecting support from the United States of America. These packages helped us”
8. Wide of journalists with cameras
9. Ukrainian and NATO flags
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General:
"NATO allies have not delivered what they promised. The United States spent months not agreeing a package for Ukraine and European allies have not delivered the amount of ammunition they promised. And this has had serious consequences on the battlefield. The lack of ammunition has enabled the Russians to push forward along the frontline. Lack of air defence has made it possible for more Russian missiles to hit their targets. And the lack of deep strike capabilities has made it possible for the Russians to concentrate more forces. And we see the consequences of that now."
11. Wide Zelenskyy and Stoltenberg
12. Ukrainian and EU flags
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General:
"So now our responsibility is to ensure that these announcements are turned into real deliveries, physical deliveries of weapons and ammunition as soon as possible. This logistic work, the practical implementation of delivery of ammunition and weapons to Ukraine is… General Cavoli, the US top commander in Europe, is responsible for that effort. I am in regular contact with him and he is very much aware of the urgency. So they do whatever they can to make sure that announcements are turned into deliveries as quickly as possible because time matters. Every day matters."
14. Wide of Zelenskyy and Stoltenberg
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General:
16. Wide of Zelenskyy and Stoltenberg leaving
17. Close of flag with Ukrainian symbol
STORYLINE:
NATO countries haven’t delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, the alliance’s chief said on Monday, allowing Russia to press its battlefield advantage while Kyiv’s depleted forces wait for Western military supplies to arrive.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that “serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield” for Ukraine.
The Russian Defence Ministry claimed on Monday its forces had also taken the village of Semenivka.
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